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"Bansuri Master Deepak Ram Tackles
Jazz" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information on Deepak's next album, "Steps", on Golden Horn is available on this -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Board of Directors of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce have selected Deepak Ram for 2007 Award of Outstanding Contribution to Arts and Humanities. Previous recepients of this award include Ustad Zakir Hussain and Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surya, Deepak's composition for classical
guitar and bansuri is now on DVD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short videos of Deepak in concert with
Pt Anindo Chatterjee are on YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deepak's new album "One Breath"
with Pt. Anindo Chatterjee has been released by Golden
Horn Records Deepak's album "Flute for Thought"
has been re-released by Golden
Horn Records -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deepak's Albums are now available in
India -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deepak - New Releases - Coming Soon An album of popular jazz standards and original compositions by Deepak, with Vic Juris: guitar, Tony Marino: bass and Jamey Haddad: drums and percussion (February 2008) The album with Ustad Tari Khan, Samvad, has been released Searching for Satyam will be re-released by Golden Horn Records in 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bansuri In The Movies Deepak's bansuri can be heard in the soundtracks of the following
movies: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Composition Deepak was commissioned to write a composition for classical
guitar and bansuri. This piece was commissioned by award-winning classical guitarist,
Mesut Ozgen and was premiered at the recital hall, University of California,
Santa Cruz, on March 5/6, 2004. Out on DVD in 2006. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beauty In Diversity CD Release Deepak's latest fusion CD is available through Golden Horn Records
Prasad - Blessing CD Release Deepak's latest North Indian classical CD, called Prasad (Blessing), featuring Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri on tabla has been released. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teaching Deepak has taught a course in Indian Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz, from January-March for 4 years (2002/2003/2004/2005). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press release from M.E.L.T. 2000, South Africa, April 13, 2000 DEEPAK RAM WINS BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM Bansuri flute master, Deepak Ram, was another exciting M.E.L.T. 2000 artist to take home a SAMA award at the 6th annual FNB SAMA awards, held at the Sun City Superbowl last Thursday evening, for his soul soothing album, Searching for Satyam. Deepak was nominated for Best Male Artist and Best Instrumental Album in 1999. This year justice was done and Deepak won BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, confirming appreciation of his musical contributions to both the international and South African markets. Searching for Satyam is at times melancholic and haunting, at others strangely uplifting, yet lives up to its name in a cross section of music that blends many styles in a search for the perfect sound. Deepak combines his masterly flute with tabla, drums, percussion, guitar and double bass. He comes away with music that is neither Indian nor western, yet uniquely Deepak Ram. "Music for me is the only way to communicate the reality that exists within us all. The dialect used in this recording was inspired by the masters of this musical language, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Pandit Chaurasia and the group, Shakti, amongst others. My previous three recordings can be found in the world music, jazz and classical sections of music stores. I would put "searching for Satyam" into the enjoyment category. I am pleased to introduce to South Africa four great musicians from France, India, Spain and Austria." "Searching for Satyam" is an album designed to become chill-out favorite amongst jazz-heads. Ambient music eat your heart out, 'cos this is the real thing! Deepak is a master of the bansuri flute, a haunting traditional Indian instrument that he mixes masterfully with acoustic jazz improvisation. The production has a pure live feel to it, there are no electronic noodlings in here but there is plenty of experimentation and aural textures to lose yourself in. Music for the soul, make no mistake. Wax Magazine, October 1999. copyright © March 7, 2001 Kirtida Ram |
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